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(Florida) [REAGAN - says Ford organization has said he and Ford just alike; would like to correct impression.] Reagan's early lead in Florida gone; he's in trouble. President Ford only spent 4 days in Florida. [FORD - says Castro regime acting as intl. outlaw by sending troops to Angola.] Cuban refugee crowd cheers. Important that Ford cane to Florida as winner from New Hampshire. Ford radio commercial played. Older voters appear to stick with Ford. [REAGAN - says Ford now abandons word "detente" but retains policy.] [REAGAN - says Americans must be told truth.] [REAGAN - says hard to trust leadership of Ford and Kissinger.] [FORD - says people who attack issues have lots of rhetoric but don't understand the problems.]
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw

(Orlando, Florida) Tape played in Florida of Betty Ford urging people to get out and vote. Report on Democrats to follow.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

(Florida) Parts of political commercials played. [JACKSON - cites his Massachusetts victory.] Jackson will settle for 3rd place here. [CARTER - says busing is emotional issue.] [JACKSON - says has 100% civil rights voting record; Carter doesn't have any record.] At 1972 Democrat conv., Carter nominated Jackson to be President [CARTER - nominates Jackson.] Carter has good political org.; campaigns tirelessly. [CARTER - speaks of Florida primary.] Wallace won `72 Florida primary. [WALLACE - says here to take up where left off in `72.] Wallace win will affect Carter. Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp will get some of anti-Wallace votes. [CARTER - says no way to stop him (despite cries for such by some Democrats).] If Carter wins, he'll still be front-runner. Wallace will win if Carter and Jackson split vote.
REPORTER: Tom Pettit

(Studio) Senate Intelligence Committee reports that ex-pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon north Johnson both knew of government activities against those considered subversives.
REPORTER: Edwin Newman

(DC) Documents show how government harassed American political groups. Eisenhower told in 1958 that FBI was used to create confusion among Communists LBJ told FBI trying to disrupt black militants. Ex-pres. Richard Nixon expanded use of disruptive tactics. Nixon administration used IRS (Internal Revenue Service) against leftists. IRS (Internal Revenue Service) shared dossiers on political activists with Justice Department and Secret Service. In 1974, IRS turned over 28,000 income tax forms to Justice Department IRS (Internal Revenue Service) gives out information about Americans to 12 federal agencies.
REPORTER: Ford Rowan

(Studio) Navy's cruise missile developed by Vaught and General Dynamics. Vaught ordered to stop work due to cost overrun. Navy unsure which company will get contract. Report on Air Force test of cruise missile.
REPORTER: Edwin Newman

(Studio) Postmaster General Benjamin Bailar asking Congress for $1 billion in incrd. subsidies over next 2-3 years
REPORTER: Edwin Newman

(Detroit, Michigan) Postal Service to handle 90 billion pieces of mail this yr. It will lose $1.4 billion, despite postal rate hike, closing of small P.O.s and reassigning workers rather than hiring new workers. [BAILAR - asks if Americans need 6 days week mail delivery; delivery to front door and 40,000 P.O.s and branches. Should all 1st class mailings cost same? Should 1% of work force work for mail service?] Bailar is for cuts in postal service.
REPORTER: Scott Osborne